History, Real Life and Faith
A computer death has occurred. My Facebook post summed it up best: We hauled the corpse into the store where it was pronounced DOA. Happily we were able to confirm we’re saved. No attempts to resurrect. This apple was rotten to the core. Because it held 6,000 photos, the potential crash of our Mac was of great concern. We already were…
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“Trust me,” said the plump woman behind the counter in a Queenstown’s boutique. “You don’t want to buy that sweater.” “Sure I do,” I replied. “I want a fun souvenir from New Zealand and I can alway use a sweater.” “Unless you are a ridiculous kindergarten teacher, you will take that sweater home and wonder what you were thinking.” “I…
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What type of books does a harried reader want when life is running wild? I just took off a week from writing my novel, Bridging Two Hearts, because the adorable grandchildren came to stay. I knew my mind, heart and body would be occupied elsewhere and saw no need to pressure myself to try to finish my book in the…
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I’m 43,000 words into my 50,000 word planned novel and it’s time to take a break while relatives visit. I’d hoped to have the rough draft done yesterday, two months before the deadline, but life intervened . . . Still, it’s a good spot to pause with the ending outlined in my brain, and let the story marinate for a…
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Thanks to all who contributed to the discussion last time of the fat woman getting a massage. She turned out to be a more minor character than I anticipated owing to a medical crisis with another minor character nicknamed Flip. You can’t always control your characters when writing a novel. But in discussing her name (Camilla, BTW, with no nods…
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Thanks to all who contributed to the discussion last time of the fat woman getting a massage. She turned out to be a more minor character than I anticipated owing to a medical crisis with another minor character nicknamed Flip. You can’t always control your characters when writing a novel. But in discussing her name (Camilla, BTW, with no nods…
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